Devin R. Lander New York State Museum Office of State History CEC 3023 Albany, NY 12230 518-474-0206 devin.lander@nysed.gov EDUCATION 2007 M.A. Public History, State University of New York at Albany 2000 B.A., History, State University of New York at Plattsburgh Senior Thesis: Astronauts of Inner-Space: the Millbrook Commune, 1963-1968 Advisor: James M. Lindgren, PhD PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE May, present June, 2014 May, May, 2008 June, 2014 January, 2012 June, 2014 August, 2008 January, 2012 New York State Historian, Office of State History, State Education Department/ The University of the State of New York Executive Director, Museum Association of New York (MANY) Deputy Legislative and Policy Director, Office of Assemblyman Steven Englebright, New York State Assembly Committee Clerk, Governmental Operations Committee, New York State Assembly Committee Clerk, Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development, New York State Assembly 2006 2008 Project Archivist, M.E Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, State University of New York at Albany 2006 2007 Research Consultant, New York State Bureau of Historic Sites, Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
June, 2017 Lander, 2 SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY Peer-reviewed Publications: Start Your Own Religion: New York State s Acid Churches. Nova Religio, vol. 13, no. 3 (February, 2011). Published by the University of California Press. Vanguard of a Revolution. New York Archives, vol. 13, no. 4 (Spring, 2014). Legalize Spiritual Discovery: The Trials of Dr. Timothy Leary, in Prohibition, Religious Freedom, and Human Rights: Regulating Traditional Drug Use, edited by Beatriz Labate and Clancy Cavnar, (Heidelberg: Springer, 2014). Smart Soldiers. New York Archives, vol. 16, no. 3 (Winter, 2017) Astronauts of Inner-Space: The Millbrook Commune, 1963-1968. First chapter under review by Cornell University Press, forthcoming. Encyclopedia Entries: League for Spiritual Discovery. Virginia Commonwealth University s World Religions & Spirituality Project Online Encyclopedia (2012). Accessed online at: http://www.has.vcu.edu/wrs/profiles/leagueforspiritualdiscovery.htm. Book Reviews: Review of Bruce Dearstyne, Leading the Historical Enterprise: Strategic Creativity, Planning, and Advocacy for the Digital Age, for the American Association of State and Local History (AASLH), 2015. Other Publications: Project Manager, Historic Saratoga-Washington on the Hudson Partnership Stewardship Plan (2011) Researcher, A Century of Service: The Story of CSEA S First 100 Years, (Albany: CSEA, 2010) Media: Consultant, Lords of the Revolution: Dr. Timothy Leary, (VH1 Productions, 2010) Interviewee, Henry Johnson: A Tale of Courage, (WMHT Productions, 2017) Peer-reviewed Presentations Panelist, The Broad and Deep Field of New York State History: A Conversation Researching New York, November 18, Comment, Public History: Bringing History to the Public Researching New York, November 21, 2014 Start Your Own Religion: New York State s Acid Churches, Researching New York, November 15, 2013
June, 2017 Lander, 3 Good Minds Wasted: The National Media and its Effects on Local Residents Reactions to the Millbrook Commune, 1963-1968, Researching New York, November 16, 2007 Astronauts of Inner-Space: The Millbrook Commune, 1963-1968, Researching New York, November 16, 2006 Other Presentations Remarks, Lake Luzerne History Day, July 29, 2017 Remarks, Commemoration of the Battle of Minisink, July 22, 2017 Plenary Address, 2017 A Year of History, New York Archives Conference, June 8, 2017 Address, The Erie Canal: Building the Empire State, Erie Canal 200 Conference, May 19, 2017 Address, Update from the State Historian, Association of Public Historians of New York State (APHNYS) Region 5 Meeting, May 20, 2017 Address, The Importance of Local History, Saratoga County Heritage Hunters meeting, April 15, 2017 Remarks, Ulster County Historian s Event, March 28 th, 2017 Guest lecturer, Utica College Center for Historical Research, March 20, 2017 Address, Why Public Historians Matter, Association of Towns Annual Conference, February 20, 2017 Film introduction, Men of Bronze (1977), Buffalo Public Library, February 3, 2017 Guest lecturer, History 313: Upstate New York History, Colgate University, November 30, Film introduction, Men of Bronze (1977), New York State Museum s Cinema Sunday Event, November 20, Address, Elevating History, Association of Public Historians of New York State (APHNYS) Region 7 Meeting, November 5, Opening remarks, Preserving and Promoting the History of New York State, New York State Association of Counties/APHNYS/NYSED/NYS Association of County Clerks Summit, October 14, Panelist, Update from the Office of State History, New York Women s Suffrage Centennial Conference, October 7, Address, Elevating History in New York State, The History Center in Tompkins County, October 1, Luncheon keynote address, Update from the State Historian, Government Appointed Historians of Western New York (GAHWNY) Fall Meeting, September 24, Address, The State of New York State History, APHNYS Annual Conference, September 15, Panelist, Celebrating New York State History: Canalists, Suffragists, and Doughboys, APHNYS Conference, September 17, Panelist, Museums at the Community Core: Replicable Models, Museum Association of New York (MANY) Annual Conference, April 17, Address, Meet the Expert: New York State History, New York Times Travel Show, January 8, Guest lecturer, History 503: Introduction to Historical Agency Management and Practice, SUNY Albany, Fall, 2015
June, 2017 Lander, 4 Panelist, New York State Tourism Summit, November 18, 2015 Address, The Museum Education Act, UnCommon Approaches to the Common Core Conference, August 11, 2015 Panelist, Pre-Conference Workshop, Conference on New York State History, June 18, 2015 Panelist, Museums and Tourism, New York State Tourism Industry Association Annual Meeting, May 1, 2015 Panelist, Museum Advocacy 101, MANY Annual Conference, April 13, 2015 Lead Facilitator, An Insider s Guide to Advocacy, Museum Institute at Sagamore, September, 2014 Facilitator, Pre-Conference Workshop, Conference on New York State History, June 12, 2014 Guest lecturer, History 110: History Outside the Classroom, Siena College, Spring, 2014. AWARDS American Planning Association New York State Chapter, Planning Excellence: Best Practice Award for the Historic Saratoga-Washington on the Hudson Partnership Stewardship Plan, September 29, 2011 Phi Alpha Theta, National History Honor Society, Lifetime Member, April 13, 2007 SERVICE Professional: Editorial board, Three Hills, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2017 present New York State History Day judge, 2017 present Capital Region History Day judge, 2017 present New York State Archives Documentary Heritage Program grant reviewer, 2017 present Editorial board, New York Archives, present Awards committee member, APHNYS, present New York Council on Public History Government Historians Committee member, present New York State History Advisory Group chair, present Capital District Alliance for Response Committee member, 2015 present American Association of State and Local History Small Museums Committee member, 2014- New York State Tourism Industry Coalition member, 2014- Planning committee member, UnCommon Approaches to the Common Core Conference, 2014- Planning committee member, Conference on New York State History, 2015 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Association of Public Historians of New York State National Council on Public History New York Archives Partnership Trust American Association of State and Local History
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